Insurrection of 31 May-2 June 1793

The Insurrection of 31 May-2 June 1793 occurred from 31 May to 2 June 1793 when a crowd of angry sans-culottes stormed the National Convention and forced it to vote for the arrest of its 29 Girondin deputies. The insurrection was the result of the rising tensions between the Jacobin Club-led Paris Commune and the royalist-led National Convention, and Paris Commune leader Maximilien Robespierre declared the Jacobins to be in a state of insurrection against the Convention. The Sans-culottes stormed the convention hall and forced the Convention to order the arrest of the Girondin royalist deputies. The insurrection led to the downfall of the Girondins, all of whom would be executed during the Reign of Terror.